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DVD Player With DVI Output

ffierling writes "Why are there no big name DVD Players with digital video outputs? With all the available digital displays (LCD, plasma, DLP, etc) and the obvious benefits of an all-digital connection, it's easy to conclude the threat of litigation from copyright holders is holding up the big name manufacturers. So how is it V Inc. can sell their Bravo D1 DVD Player with DVI output? Are they below the MPAA's radar, or just quicker to market?"

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  1. I have one by Jardine · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have a DVD player with DVI out. The fan is a little noisy and the case is kind of ugly. Also I don't have anything with DVI in.

  2. Market Demand by evil_roy · · Score: 4, Funny

    As usual, Homer says it best.

    "I'm a White male, age 18 to 49. Everyone listens to me, no matter how dumb my suggestions are." -Homer eating Nuts 'n' Gum

    If the market demands it, the features will be there.

    1. Re:Market Demand by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      > USA = the cool part of the world

      If you like bad food, lousy beer and fat people, sure.

  3. Re:DVI has copy protection by tomstdenis · · Score: 1, Funny

    Um DVI == Device something with V, independent format. Used as intermediate for TeX. I use it to edit my Textbook all the time!

    Tom

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  4. Um... by eMartin · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Why are there no big name DVD Players with digital video outputs?"

    You mean like a computer?

  5. Re:Lay off it already by nomadic · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah, they're not like that godawful amazon search engine. EVERYTIME I try to search for something it tries to sell me stuff.

  6. Re:sweet by Ignominious+Cow+Herd · · Score: 3, Funny

    Go there and pick it up in person. :) That'll show 'em.

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  7. DVI Output? by horati0 · · Score: 3, Funny

    DVI output from a DVD player? What kind of CUPS driver do you need for this thing? But more importantly, how much paper would you need?

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  8. Re:DVI has copy protection by SecretAsianMan · · Score: 4, Funny
    let me know when you find one without

    My PC.

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  9. Re:Are they below the MPAA's radar? by EventHorizon · · Score: 2, Funny

    woah, they finally figured out how to read?

  10. Bracing for the first TeX joke by Charles+Kerr · · Score: 2, Funny

    so, you can print vidcaps using dvi2ps?

  11. Re:sweet by RALE007 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I doubt it's $15 for just shipping, it must be shipping and handling.
    I'm guessing the $13.49 for handling probably entails a lot of tender loving care for the piece before it's shipped off. It's not like they're just trying to skim extra profit right? I mean come on, corporations have ethics. Yep I bet they spend that $13.49 handling fee by paying some minimum wage worker to take a couple hours and read the adapter a bedtime story before putting it in packaging, giving it pointers on its new life on the outside, making sure the adapters affairs are all in order before the big move. Why now that I think about it, I am appalled that you think this $13.49 surcharge is unnecessary! Think of the adapters welfare for christs sake. Jeez. Barbarian.

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  12. WAS Under the Radar by Kagato · · Score: 1, Funny

    Until some jag-off decided to post it to slashdot...